ATARAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Atarax mean? 

• ATARAX (noun)
  The noun ATARAX has 1 sense:

1. a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness

  Familiarity information: ATARAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATARAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Atarax; hydroxyzine; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; Vistaril

Hypernyms ("Atarax" is a kind of...):

antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)